When I think about myself and the roles and duties I have taken on, I know that I am not satisfied with where I am currently and I will continue to make changes to achieve happiness. and find the parts of me that got lost along the way. I am a wife, mother, daughter, aunt, sister, nurse, full-time student, and friend to many. I am determined to give my best in each of my roles, but sometimes I feel like my all is just not enough. I know that each of these roles plays an important role in my life and that they are all rewarding and challenging in one way or another. All of my roles have also created many obstacles or “bumps” in my life and left me with many unanswered questions about life in general. I admit that all of these “bumps” may have caused some grief, but I learned a lesson after overcoming each one and they all helped make me the person I am today. I wish I knew what awaited me and why I was dealt the same hand, but for now I have to accept the fact that everything happens for a reason. Over the past few years, I have become so caught up with my duties to others, that I feel like I have lost pieces of myself. I always think about the needs and wants of others and how my decisions will affect others, something I myself have neglected. I'm so busy providing for others that I've forgotten what makes me "me." I'm not happy with the way my life is going right now and I see a lot of room for improvement. I want to be happy and I also want to be a strong and influential role model for my daughters. The first "bump" in the road came right after we moved into our new house, I was seven months pregnant with my youngest daughter and my oldes...... middle of paper... ..a totally different direction. I'm going to use this time to start focusing on myself and get to a place where I can be happy. I started exercising and jogging again to relieve tension and anxiety and also decided that I needed to take some time to enjoy the simple things in life. I will be graduating with my associate's degree in May and am also already enrolled in a bachelor's degree program with an anticipated completion date of August 2015. I also want to get away from material things; I want my youngest daughter to realize that you don't have to have certain things or the best of everything to be happy. In the very near future, I want to strive to become and stay debt free. I also plan to become a better listener, because I want to be a listener who listens to understand rather than one who listens to know how to respond..